Thomas Dulorme was in his biggest spotlight to date — a bout on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” — when the welterweight prospect suffered his first loss as a pro, getting knocked down twice and losing via seventh-round technical knockout to Luis Carlos Abregu.

That was Oct. 27. With a few weeks in the rear view mirror, Dulorme’s promoter, Gary Shaw, reflected on that defeat and what might come next for his fighter. Shaw spoke with BoxingScene.com in mid-November.

One of things I've always questioned about Dulorme is whether he can fight on the inside, his fight against Agregu proved he couldn't, if boxing/ countering from mid range doesn't work your second option is to smother your opponent and work him close, especially Dulorme who had the far superior hand speed. It's like he fell apart mentality and lost confidence. I'm hoping he comes back strong, good dude, interesting story but honestly I don't think he's built for this.